Doctor Who Struck Cyclists Guilty in LA Road Rage Trial: "In the July 4 incident, the two cyclists hit the rear of Thompson's car; one slammed through the rear window, the other catapulted over the car into the road. In the earlier incident, the cyclists said they narrowly avoided hitting the rear of Thompson's car."

posted by apoch to other at 04:41 AM - 29 comments

The 2010 Tour de France route has been revealed.: Only one time trial outside of the prologue, no team time trial, and a harder time in the Pyrenees. An analysis by the numbers and top riders reactions.

posted by apoch to other at 01:40 PM - 5 comments

NHL places bid to buy Coyotes out of Bankruptcy: "In the event the League's bid proceeds forward and ultimately is the one approved by the Court, we intend to conduct an orderly sale process to a third party buyer outside of bankruptcy."

posted by apoch to hockey at 05:58 AM - 7 comments

Intermontane stage results are neutralized after a chaotic day: The unfortunate tale of how Intermontane stage 3 got off course, literally and figuratively.

posted by apoch to other at 06:35 AM - 1 comment

RadioShack Corporation form an American ProTour team: and, beginning next year, Lance Armstrong will compete for Team RadioShack "as a cyclist, runner and triathlete," the company announced in a press release.

posted by apoch to other at 12:37 PM - 5 comments

Kobe Bryant, No Mere God of Destruction (from True Hoop): A slightly different take on the biggest star in this year's NBA finals.

posted by apoch to basketball at 09:14 PM - 10 comments

Is Manny Ramirez Really All That Bad?: Randy Cohen, writer of The Ethicist, takes on doping in sports and suggests a different method of handling it.

posted by apoch to culture at 10:49 AM - 8 comments

The Strange Saga of David Frost: A look at the story of David Frost, former coach and agent and current defendent.

posted by apoch to hockey at 07:13 AM - 4 comments

Landis sues in Federal Court: "Suspended cyclist Floyd Landis has taken the unusual step of challenging the decision to uphold his positive doping test, stepping outside the anti-doping adjudication system to try to prove in U.S. federal court that his case was not fairly heard by a sports arbitration panel."

posted by apoch to business and law at 09:58 AM - 4 comments

Notes from a Day with NBA Referees: Henry Abbot of True Hoop spends a day watching film with NBA Referees and blogs about the points that struck him as most interesting.

posted by apoch to basketball at 08:59 AM - 2 comments

Alberto Contador Wins the Vuelta: In doing so he becomes the youngest rider (and fifth ever) to win all three Grand Tours.

posted by apoch to other at 02:39 PM - 0 comments

The Science of Doping: "The processes used to charge athletes with cheating are often based on flawed statistics and flawed logic." By Donald A Berry, published in Nature.

posted by apoch to business and law at 05:55 AM - 1 comment

Reflections on a break-through Tour: John Wilcockson of VeloNews reflects on the success of the clean teams in this years Tour de France and shifts in cycling culture that have occured since the Festina Scandal in 1998.

posted by apoch to other at 05:14 AM - 0 comments

On the Champs-Elysees history will be made.: While the cameras and the peloton follow Carlos Sastre on his victorious ride into Paris, Wim Vansevenant rides into the history books.

posted by apoch to other at 11:41 AM - 3 comments

Landis Loses: TAS-CAS rejects Floyd Landis' final appeal. See the TAS-CAS website for full reward.

posted by apoch to other at 10:24 AM - 18 comments

The Gym Teacher Who Once Ruled An Empire: The story of Joe Molloy who went from Managing General Partner of the Yankees to gym teacher in Tampa, Florida.

posted by apoch to baseball at 12:01 PM - 2 comments

The Best Homerun Story Ever

posted by apoch to baseball at 10:27 AM - 33 comments

The Last Days of Tony Harris: The story of Tony Harris's death in Brazil.

posted by apoch to basketball at 04:07 PM - 3 comments

USADA loses its first case.: The Arbitration Panel in the case of sprinter LaTasha Jenkins voids positive test results because of lab violations of testing protocols.

posted by apoch to other at 06:56 AM - 5 comments

Trust But Verify,: has an primer on chromatography, with an emphasis on the Floyd Landis case. Part 1: Limits Part 2: Background and Background Substraction Part 3: Adjacent Peaks Part 4: Three Peaks Part 5: What the Doktor Meant.

posted by apoch to other at 06:49 PM - 4 comments

Landis appeals: his doping case to the Court of Arbitration of Sport

posted by apoch to other at 04:38 PM - 30 comments

The Last Real Race: The story of the '93 Giants, and how a 103 win team missed the playoffs.

posted by apoch to baseball at 05:49 AM - 7 comments

Panic in the Peloton: - Team Astana pulls out of the Tour de France following the announcement that Alexandre Vinokourov's A sample has come back positive for blood doping.

posted by apoch to other at 11:58 AM - 58 comments

The Dirtiest Man in Football: - Conrad Dobler and his part in the battle between the retired players and the Players Union.

posted by apoch to football at 06:06 AM - 14 comments

The Ultimate Commencement Address: Page 2's Mike Philbrick wrote a commencement speech entirely of quotes from sports movies (with footnotes to prove it.)

posted by apoch to other at 06:19 AM - 7 comments